One thing to consider, however, is that when a player votes for another player as “dirtiest in the league,” he’s not necessarily offering an insult. Cardinals linebacker Daryl Washington, for instance, voted for Suh and proceeded to say that he’d be honored to have Suh for a teammate.

“Suh. I’m not necessarily saying dirty but just aggressive and intense. I’m on the defensive side of the ball. I like the way he plays. I wouldn’t mind having a guy like that in front of me,” Washington said.

So plenty of players agree that Suh is dirty. And some players like that about him.

This dirty stuff is getting old. Without a doubt the Delholme hit was over the top. Don’t forget though that was his first NFL hit on a qb the guy was excited. He also should have held up on Dalton. Other than that nothing he has done has been on pourpose. The facemasks are an accident. The cutler hit, and barber tackle were well within the rules.

Still don’t get it..he’s had some plays that were certainly deservedly flagged. The Delhomme slam was the most egregious. But that was also preseason of his rookie year. He now mostly just does his job. He’s no Dunta Robinson trying to decapitate people or launching into everything like Harrison.

lgbarn…did you read the quotes by Daryl Washington or just the headline??? they said they aren’t voting him dirtiest as an insult….never heard one guy on defense say they wouldn’t love him as a team mate. So he has plenty of respect.

& besides, who cares??? Only PC bed wetters cry about stuff like this.

“One thing to consider, however, is that when a player votes for another player as “dirtiest in the league,” he’s not necessarily offering an insult. Cardinals linebacker Daryl Washington, for instance, voted for Suh and proceeded to say that he’d be honored to have Suh for a teammate.”

Stories like this are a picture perfect example of how soft our society has become. Guys like Bednarik, Butkus, Lambert, Lawrence Taylor are revered for playing the exact same way Suh plays. In fact, the NFL network still pumps up those guys on the Top 100 programs, emphasizing their nastiness as a virtue (in true hypocritical NFL fashion).

Funny how toughness and nastiness on the defensive side of the ball are now considered “dirty” traits in football. The NFL has systematically removed defense from the game over the last 10 years and now they’ve got you brainwashed into thinking hard nosed defense is a detriment to the game. Thank god I was able to enjoy the game in its true form during the 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s. Today’s game is so watered down it’s hilarious. Today’s NFL game has fallen every bit the victim to Politically Correct as anything else in our society. Shame on you guys for not realizing it and being okay with it. You’re part of the problem.

Before we jump on this poll as indisputable evidence because it comes straight from the players’ mouths, as opposed to the media, remember these facts:

1. The poll was taken from 111 players from 31 NFL teams. That’s less than 10 percent of the league.

2. Suh is in the middle of only his second season….it is literally impossible that he’s played against all 31 of those teams. In fact, in both preseason and regular season play, he’s played against 20 different teams, so literally a third (assuming the 111 players were split evenly across those 31 teams) of those players are talking about someone they have never even seen.

3. Again, assuming a somewhat even distribution of players between offense and defense, only half of the remaining two-thirds of that player pool has matched up against Suh, leaving you with a best case scenario of 1/3 of the poll respondents actually having played against Suh…..and that’s assuming that all 111 players interviewed were offensive or defensive starters….which isn’t very likely.

In reality this poll isn’t that much different than asking your average football fan, since the great majority of most of these guys haven’t played against Suh, and are just parroting the hot opinion that they see on Sportscenter Sunday night, while trying to catch their own highlights.

“stixzidinia says:
Nov 8, 2011 1:23 PM
Stories like this are a picture perfect example of how soft our society has become. Guys like Bednarik, Butkus, Lambert, Lawrence Taylor are revered for playing the exact same way Suh plays.”

Since the players agree that he’s the “dirtiest player” it probably would have been to Suh’s benefit if he had gone to Penn state and learned to take a shower with their former DC shower expert Sandusky. It’s obvious that Carl Blowieni, DC at Neb didn’t teach him how to shower or he wouldn’t be that dirty.

Love the Sporting News photo of Suh as he’s being called the dirtiest player. I wonder if Williams gets called for the illegal hands to the face on Suh in that photo. Probably no. Olineman have been getting away with this all season on Suh and it’s easier to hide when he’s being double teamed. If you can’t block him hold him. If you can’t hold him try to get him to retaliate with a personal foul. If he won’t bite call him dirty and hope the refs do.

Those questioning the poll clearly have no concept about how polls are taken in random sampling. Obviously, you can’t interview EVERY player. That’s why it’s a poll. A real poll is taken via statistical sampling of the total number of players with only one vote (ie., not being able to vote for Suh 10 times). However, if they allowed players to call in/text/email their own vote or allowed to vote more than once, than the poll would be useless, just like most online polls.

suh beat out meariweather?! why is suh gettin such a bad wrap. i could only wish he was a giant! i hope (and doubt) this neg press doesnt change how suh plays because hes a beast and ppl r pissed at him that he beats them everygame and if its not him hes involved by gettin double teamed to let others come free… seems like a bunch of haters and also seems lke everyone on that list is or was at some point really good… againn i said its angry ppl that cant stop them!

malikpeterson says:
Nov 8, 2011 4:25 PM
Again I will ask this question…what is it with the 49er fans? EVERY article about something “dirty” in Detroit…you can count on a 9er fan chiming in. You guys WON THE GAME…what else do you want? Gahd Damn!

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malikpeterson says:
Nov 8, 2011 4:28 PM
A brief synopsis of the Detroit San Fran “rivalry” 1.Coaches went at it…moved on…2. Players went at it…moved on…focusing on other teams.3. Lions fans focusing on other teams.4. 9ers fans still swinging on our sack at every turn…..SMH!

Among D linemen Suh currently ranks 24th in combined tackles/assists and is in a huge group ranked 28th for sacks (3.0).”

I’m not a Lions fan or a Suh supporter…but…it’s unfair to compare stats of all defensive linemen to judge who’s the best. If that was the case all defensive tackles and/or noseguards suck because their sack and tackle totals would be low compared to all the defensive ends and OLB. Is he the best defensive player in the NFL? It’s debatable. But he’s certainly in the discussion for best interior lineman between himself and Ngata. (you could include Raji, Wilfork, and a couple others also but these two are the best in my mind) You have to look at other things with Def tackles like shutting the run down, commanding double teams, etc.

hyperbole much? suh has only been penalized 4 times this year, and that’s with a microscope on him every game. people are just pissed that they can’t push around our linemen anymore.

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… or annoyed that he goes off to the media and runs his mouth or whines, and gets more attention on him for it.

In all honesty, the guy is undeniably gifted and has a great career ahead of him, barring injury or something unpredictable. That said, he comes off as having the maturity level of an arrogant teenager at times. If he would shut his mouth, make some better decisions about what he says and does, and start acting more like a leader, he wouldn’t be so damned grating.

Dirty?? Hmmmm, if i’m not mistaken, not a SINGLE hit that Suh has put on a player has injured or put a player out of a game! Delhome got his helmet ripped off and stayed in the game .. Dalton never missed a play and the Cutler and Barber tackles were fine. Now lets take a look at two so called “dirty” players that have caused players to miss time ,,, ehhh hmmm, James Harrison and Duanta Robinson. If anything, D. Robinson is the DIRTIEST player in the NFL. Harrison is equally as aggressive as Suh. Sounds like a bunch of p***y’s voting …